The Hugh Downs School of Human Communication

The Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at ASU is dedicated to studying and improving communication in everyday life.

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Check out our new online BA degree! Princeton Review ranks a communication degree as the second-best college major, based on job prospects, alumni salaries and popularity.https://t.co/rYUaD6QsTQ

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What sets this program apart? 🔱

✔ 100% online
✔ Real-world capstone experience
✔ Cutting-edge health communication curriculum
Built for working professionals across health and wellness industries.
Learn more: https://t.co/mSpXX3D0rr

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@asuhdshc alumnus Andres Rosales is founder and director of Escalemos, a nonprofit making rock climbing and the outdoors more accessible, sustainable and equitable for Latinx communities.

Hear how he uses his degree every day in this latest installment of our #AlumniAtWork 🔱

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The Hugh Downs School is launching a new Health Communication concentration in its online MA program beginning fall 2026. 🔱

✔ 100% online
✔ Finish in as little as 1 year
Learn more: https://t.co/mSpXX3D0rr

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So proud to see Samantha Emerson representing the Hugh Downs School ! Congratulations Samantha!

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Hugh Downs School of Human Communication Dean’s Medalist Samantha Emerson explored the power of communication through hands-on work in storytelling, media and audience engagement, learning how messages inform, connect and shape understanding🏅 @asuhdshc

https://t.co/N5l9mX8ZXb

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Hugh Downs School Professor @Jonathan Pettigrew featured in @WalletHub discussing “loud budgeting” and the role of communication in financial decision-making.

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How do algorithms affect online dating? @asuhdshc associate professor, Liesel Sharabi, explains how dating apps can and cannot reveal compatibility at the Arizona Science Center.

Learn more: https://t.co/kBak5fr4Bb

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Today is Sun Devil Giving Day!

Support the Hugh Downs School and help strengthen student scholarships, advance faculty research and sustain the programs that define our academic excellence.

Give now: https://t.co/Www2qgu8T0

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The Hugh Downs School’s Center for Strategic Communication is entering a new era under Associate Professor Bradley Adame, following the leadership of founding director Steve Corman.
Read the full story here: https://t.co/Edls6OJ2M2

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🎧 Faculty in the media
Research from our Relationship and Technology Lab was featured on the Freakonomics Radio podcast episode “Matchmakers,” exploring what makes people click.
We love seeing our faculty’s research reach national audiences!

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👏 Congratulations to our very own Professor Heewon Kim on earning international grants to study how courts assess trauma evidence and how legal interpretations shape justice outcomes for survivors!

Read the story here 👉 https://t.co/ZQ23L3SSVB

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President’s Professor Pauline Cheong and the ICGlobal Collaborative launched the ICGlobal Mentoring Circles initiative, connecting faculty & grad students for learning, mentoring, and support, advancing intercultural and global engagement. 🌍

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👏 Thank you to Dr. Alan Goodboy (@DrGoodboy) for joining our Guest Speaker Series at the Hugh Downs School!
His talk on Advances in Factor Analysis gave our students and faculty new perspectives on research methods and communication science.

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⏰ Happening tomorrow!
Dr. Alan Goodboy (@DrGoodboy), Peggy Rardin McConnell Research Chair of Communication Studies at West Virginia University, will join the Hugh Downs School to present Advances in Factor Analysis as part of COM 692.

📅 Sunday, Sept. 14
🕐 1–3:45 p.m. MST

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🎓 Guest Speaker Spotlight 🎓

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Alan Goodboy (@DrGoodboy) of West Virginia University to the Hugh Downs School for our Guest Speaker Series.

📢 Talk: “Advances in Factor Analysis”
🗓 Sunday, Sept 14 | 1–3:45 p.m. MST

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👏 Congratulations to Associate Professor Jonathan Pettigrew, named a Wheaton Fellow by @WheatonCollege!
This prestigious fellowship connects scholars across disciplines. Jonathan described the experience as both meaningful & energizing.

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@JonRahmOfficial Congratulations Jon! We're proud to see a Sun Devil leading on the global stage, both on and off the course!

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Dr. @LieselSharabi & undergrad RA Aliza Akhter were featured in Vox on dating app burnout & the return of the setup.

Full study https://t.co/5dhy2q1U2o
Read more 👉 https://t.co/MflGjlHFHg (may require subscription)

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@JonRahmOfficial Congratulations Jon!

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🎉 Congrats to Assistant Professor Serap Erincin on receiving the Hugh Downs Faculty Innovation Award + two major research grants!
Her work bridges tech, performance, neuroscience & social justice — from immersive art to a Neurohumanities Lab at ASU.
🔗 https://t.co/3rRiSskTgt

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🎉 Congratulations to our first-ever class of Senior Instructors at the Hugh Downs School!

👏 Deborah Way
👏 Alexis Valianos
👏 Alison Trego
👏 Patrick McDonald
Thank you for your outstanding teaching, mentoring, and service!